As a European, the NBA is fairly new to me. But it’s an exciting sport to watch. So far we’ve watched a couple of games and I really enjoy how the SA Spurs play. I really liked how Collins is playing and find it hilarious when Wembanyama just grabs a ball out of the air in front of the basket. The 3-pointers he shoots are beautiful.
But… I don’t wanna fan up completely to a team, based on 1 or 2 games I’ve watched, in a sport that I don’t fully understand.
Can anyone educate me about where to go look for historic reference, mentality of clubs and players etc etc. And how do the Spurs fit in the regular American viewer?
Hmm… If you have time to slow play it a bit… Maybe you could just hover around the sub and watch highlights for a while. If you take a month or two, you’ll organically get an idea of the reputations of the teams (the coach for SA is highly-regarded, Wemby is going through his first NBA learning curve, the team has a history of good luck in the draft and thoughtful roster construction, etc…). If you find yourself looking forward to a group of highlights for a team, you can always adopt them after a little bit, and then you don’t have to worry about getting too attached to a team that doesn’t really produce the most opportunities for you to have a satisfying spectating experience.